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The benefits that animal companionship provides for your emotional and mental wellbeing are enormous. Animal-assisted therapies are a type of psychotherapy that incorporates animals into peoples mental health treatment plans. People worldwide rely on animals like dogs, cats, and even horses to help them cope with acute and chronic mental health challenges.

Whether you are located in downtown Stamford, the suburbs of Stamford, other nearby places such as Mount Vernon, Norwalk, or anywhere else in Connecticut, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

How Can Animal-Assisted Therapy Help?

Animal-assisted therapy can help you in various ways, but here are some of the most common benefits:

  • Companionship to reduce feelings of loneliness.
  • Feeling less stressed, agitated, or anxious.
  • Self-awareness as you see animals reflect your emotional state.
  • Learning to set new boundaries.
  • Overcoming fear.
  • Developing trust.

Animal-assisted therapy can also help with physical health, offering such benefits as reduced perception of pain and improved cardiovascular health.

Interested in learning more about how animals improve our lives? Read more from licensed therapist Dr. Beverly Pedroche about the 5 lessons learned from her dog.

Experience the Benefits of Animal Assisted Therapy

Deciding that you want to seek animal-assisted therapy is a gigantic step, and finding a quality therapist who specializes in animal-assisted therapy can prove to be challenging. Luckily, our team at Mental Health Match is here to help you find a qualified animal-assisted therapist in no time! Start by browsing experts below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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Dr. Nichole Vincent
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Curate the mentally well-thy life you deserve! I'll pinpoint what isn't working and together we will disrupt the hell out of what keeps you from moving onward! I will support you in overcoming life’s toughest challenges and help you feel empowered!


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Together, we will:

Curate the mentally well-thy life you deserve! I'll pinpoint what isn't working and together we will disrupt the hell out of what keeps you from moving onward! I will support you in overcoming life’s toughest challenges and help you feel empowered!

Something to know about my approach is:

I take great pride in not being a typical cookie-cutter therapist. I help you feel more confident in your personal + professional life by learning tools to help you calm anxiety, decrease perfectionism, navigate grief, etc. + celebrate your progress.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Depression
  • grief
  • High-functioning anxiety
  • Life changes
  • Relationship Distress
  • Trauma
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Dr. Rosanna Lora
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We will discuss everything and anything that you feel comfortable bringing into our session. The focus will be on past behaviors and patterns that have kept you from reaching happiness and satisfaction in your life. Together we will work on tools.


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Together, we will:

We will discuss everything and anything that you feel comfortable bringing into our session. The focus will be on past behaviors and patterns that have kept you from reaching happiness and satisfaction in your life. Together we will work on tools.

Something to know about my approach is:

I'm supportive and non-judgmental. I like to be straightforward in a way that will foster growth and healthy ways of being in the world. Therapy is about shifting those thoughts and behaviors that have kept you from being healthier.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Aging and Getting Older
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Black and African American Issues
  • Caregiver Stress
  • Cultural Adjustment
  • Dating and Romance
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Geriatric Counselor
  • Hispanic and Latino Issues
  • Immigrants
  • Life Transitions
  • Men's Issues
  • multicultural identity
  • Racial or Ethnic Identity
  • Relationship issues
  • Social Justice
  • Women's Issues
  • Work-Life Balance
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Dr. Rosanna  Lora  remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
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Gillie Barrett
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We'll explore and adjust patterns you're feeling stuck within, building your skills and confidence along the way. Over time, you'll learn to live with greater intention and meaning, better managing the discomforts that show up as you practice.


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VIEW PROFILE
Together, we will:

We'll explore and adjust patterns you're feeling stuck within, building your skills and confidence along the way. Over time, you'll learn to live with greater intention and meaning, better managing the discomforts that show up as you practice.

Something to know about my approach is:

I strive to balance evidence-based treatments with compassion and warmth so that people can achieve what they may have previously thought impossible. I believe that, with the right tools and support, people are capable of much more than they expect.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Fears and Phobias
  • Generalized Anxiety
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Life Transitions
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Parenting Children with ADHD
  • Perfectionism
  • Relationship issues
  • separation anxiety
  • Social Anxiety
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
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Gillie Barrett remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Picture of Kim Zimmerman, therapist in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Kim Zimmerman
Together, we will:

work through self-criticism, perfectionism, & shame; shift automatic reactions into mindful & intentional choices; help you cope with pain, loss, anxiety, & trauma; And more effectively ask for what you want while saying no to what you don't want.


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VIEW PROFILE
Together, we will:

work through self-criticism, perfectionism, & shame; shift automatic reactions into mindful & intentional choices; help you cope with pain, loss, anxiety, & trauma; And more effectively ask for what you want while saying no to what you don't want.

Something to know about my approach is:

My goal is to provide a safe, authentic, and collaborative space for you to better understand yourself and your goals, determine what is working for you and what may not be, and for you to feel emboldened to approach life in new and meaningful ways!

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Career Counseling
  • Chronic Health Issues
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Existential Issues
  • Exploring Attachment Styles
  • Family Relationships
  • Grief counseling
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Loneliness
  • Mindfulness
  • Relationship Distress
  • Self Esteem & Confidence Issues
  • transition to motherhood
  • Trauma Recovery
  • Women’s health
  • Working Professionals
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Kim Zimmerman remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
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Laura Taets
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Discuss and get a deeper understanding of your concerns. With a solution centered approach, we will prioritize goals and identify strategies & tools you can use today to reduce distress now and we'll develop a plan for lasting improved well-being.


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Together, we will:

Discuss and get a deeper understanding of your concerns. With a solution centered approach, we will prioritize goals and identify strategies & tools you can use today to reduce distress now and we'll develop a plan for lasting improved well-being.

Something to know about my approach is:

Mutual trust and respect is at the core of the therapist/client relationship. I meet you where you are and do not judge. Thoughts, feelings & experiences are not right or wrong. Rather they are as individual as we each are.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
  • Anxiety
  • Burn Out
  • Cancer survival
  • Caregiving
  • Coping with medical illnesses
  • COVID 19 Stress and Anxiety
  • Depression
  • grief
  • Illness
  • Life Transitions
  • Loss
  • Nurse Burnout
  • Physician burnout
  • Terminal Illness
  • Trauma
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